Lyctus brunneus
| Lyctus brunneus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Bostrichoidea |
| Family: | Bostrichidae |
| Subfamily: | Lyctinae |
| Tribe: | Lyctini |
| Genus: | Lyctus |
| Species: | L. brunneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lyctus brunneus (Stephens, 1830) | |
Lyctus brunneus is a species of beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is a member of the subfamily Lyctinae, the powderpost beetles. It is known commonly as the brown powderpost beetle[1] or brown lyctus beetle. Today it is distributed worldwide but it was probably originally native to the Neotropical region.[2]
Like other powderpost beetles, this species lives in wood.[3]
References
- ↑ Lyctus brunneus. PaDIL.
- ↑ Ebeling, W. Chapter 5: Wood-Destroying Insects and Fungi. Urban Entomology. UC Riverside Entomology.
- ↑ Pest Notes: Wood-Boring Beetles in Homes. Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California. UC ANR Publication 7418.
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